Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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